So domestic fruit is more expensive because?

[applegrove]

The Pacific Northwest’s cherry crop was expected to be a boon for farmers this year. The fruit this season was high quality, and production was up compared to last year. But with a shortage of migrant workers early in the season and then high prices at the grocery store, it was more of a bust.

— OPB (@opb.org) 2025-08-23T17:00:10.543Z

[Jim__]

1. Shortage of workers? Oh, Trump.

[karynnj]

10. It does if it cost more, possibly because they had to pay more to get them picked

The higher price means fewer can or will buy them at that price. The supply/demand curve explains it.

[applegrove]

15. The growers sold at a lesser price to the people who package.

[soldierant]

11. You can't have an oversupply of something you can't get.

If you don't have the workers to harvest it, it's not an oversupply. It's an excessive waste.

[applegrove]

14. The farmers got lower prices for their cherries.

[nilram]

16. Wrong. They had high crop yield.

Would you buy them while they're on the tree? Why not?

[efhmc]

2. Lots of complaining about the price but nost enjoying them while they are around.

[wolfie001]

18. I got 2 bags for $2.99/lb here in Maryland about 3 weeks apart

I shop at a Union grocery and had no idea any of this was going on. I knew about the tRUMP immigrant worker harassment policy but was happy to see them at a reasonable price. This is the only time I buy them. Now I'll wait another 11 months. I hope the fat, orange imbecile is taking his dirt nap by then.

[Igel]

20. At my local store-of-choice the price ranges widely.

$3.09, maybe a bit more than $6.

Probably depends on sourcing.

Note that we're rather distant from the PacWest here north of Houston.

[wolfie001]

22. I'm in Blue Maryland. Frederick County

Best of luck down there. You poor people have been through a lot.

[Igel]

21. At my local store-of-choice the price ranges widely.

$3.09, maybe a bit more than $6.

Probably depends on sourcing.

Note that we're rather distant from the PacWest here north of Houston.

[BoRaGard]

3. This is all the fault of the republicon golf cheat and his GOP cronies

no doubt

[Dave Bowman]

4. Thanks to the stable fucking genius. 😡

[wishstar]

5. Cherries were excellent and cheapest ever this year ($2.48 to $2.99/lb at all of my stores)

They are my favorite fruit and this year they were so abundant that all the stores around here in NC had them cheapest I can ever remember and the season was long.

[TnDem]

7. Yep...$2.59 here a few weeks ago

A HUGE rack of them, and they were good too.

[Skittles]

8. must be nice

they cost twice that, here

[IbogaProject]

17. NC may have had less ICE raids

The disruptions are in California, Washington and maybe Oregon more than NC.

[twodogsbarking]

9. The price range is wide depending on the store and if it is on special. When they have specials sometimes

they are half price and twice the quality because they bought a trainload. Other times, meh.

[Grim Chieftain]

12. I saw a consumer advocate last evening on tv

And he said now is the time to shop at farmer's markets. I haven't done that for some time, but it might be a good time to check it out.

[Blue Full Moon]

13. Greed

[markodochartaigh]

19. On the other hand

every cherry comes with a selfie of the Tiktok influencer who picked it! For the full cherry experience!